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The anti-cameo cameo necklace
I was just poking around Etsy (I do that a lot) and I came across a link to the KnitKnit shop from Brooklyn artist Nguyen Le.
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"Status symbols for the uber geek." That's our kind of status symbol.
I shrieked with joy last night when friend of CMP and Jimmies lead singer Ashley Albert turned us onto her new collaborative project, Survival of the Hippest. And by hippest we mean techiest, geekiest, and 2.0-iest, of course.
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Get out the lipstick, mamas
My makeup lives permanently in my makeup bag, which seems to live permanently on my bathroom counter. Having a pretty bag for my lip gloss is important to me, since I'm looking at it all the time.
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Keeping her pants up while getting down
My daughter's going through a growth spurt, and any jeans without those little button-and-elastic dojobbies tend to sag to her rear's danger zone without an actual belt.
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The birds are flying south. Save for one.
I have an annual tradition of putting away the delicate beaded summer necklaces and jangly summer bangles and swapping them out for jewelry that reflects the cooler weather coming in.
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Easy, green, and now chic
So maybe the first time we told you about the Flip & Tumble bags that you can just fold up into a teeny little ball and toss in your purse, you liked it...but you just weren't wowed by the solid prints.
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Hot red fashion for fall - CMP does Etsy
If you're looking for a little sumpin' sumpin' that will brighten your day and class up your look for fall, take a look at the hot color this season - red.
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1000 Markets - You will be bummed they only stopped at 1000.
There are a lot of me-too etsy type online marketplaces cropping up these days, but most of them fall a little (or a lot) flat on execution. But 1000 markets? So awesome I don't even know where to begin.
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The Mad Men diaper clutch
Smaller diaper bags and diaper clutches tend to be sporty, so if you prefer something more stylish and on trend, you're often left to fend for yourself with a small purse stuffed with baby stuff, praying that the bottle doesn't leak onto your not-quite-waterproof lining.
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Baby steals - As in amazing deals, not stealing babies
We make no bones about loving cool stuff here at Cool Mom Picks, and while we'd love to sport every single thing we feature, we haven't yet won the lottery. So when we happen upon sites that let us snag the designer stuff at ridiculously cheap prices, we can't help but fall in love almost instantly.
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The personalized jewelry I can't take my eyes off of. All day.
At the moment, there is an abundance of personalized jewelry on the market, which makes finding something that stands out that much more special. For me, it's the new Ranchero bracelet from CMP fave artist Suzanne Myers.
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Here's Something Cool
L.A. Families, check out Amoeba Music Hollywood Kids Day Sunday 11/8 for a day of fun, plus enter a contest to win a trip for 4 to NYC to check out Yo Gabba Gabba live.
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CMP editor Kristen used Powerpoint to create a really great little slideshow to explain Daddy's current Afghanistan tour of duty to the kids.
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